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![Monthly Index News: April 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/thevalueofgettingsentimentalaboutyouralphas_intro-900x350.jpg)
We have expanded our Monthly Index News Report to include new indices in the Benchmarks and Thematics sections.
![Monthly Index News: March 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/assetcorrelationsandportfolioriskwhatadifferenceaquartermakes_intro-e1600865794712-900x350.jpg)
We have expanded our Monthly Index News Report to include the new STOXX Factor Indices and add recently launched thematic indices. There is now also a section covering the flagship DAX indices.
![Monthly Index News: February 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/axiomaroofscoreweeklyhighlights_intro-e1600865608596_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks plunged by the most in almost eight years during February, as a fast and widely spreading Coronavirus stoked concerns about a global economic slowdown.
![Monthly Index News: January 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/whattoexpectfromthesecin2019_intro-e1600865770292-900x350.jpg)
In January, stocks posted their first monthly decline since August, as fears that the coronavirus may dent travel and consumption in China and beyond rattled markets.
![Monthly Index News: December 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/abstract-finance-graph-intro-image_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, extending indices’ record-breaking rally this year, as the US and China struck an initial trade deal and reports pointed to a possible acceleration in the global economy.
![Monthly Index News: November 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/thestoxxeurope600paris_intro-e1600863222786-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a ninth month this year during November amid hopes for a thaw in the trade war between the US and China, and optimism that the global economy may gather pace.
![Monthly Index News: October 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/oddsaregoodthatmarkets_intro_small-900x350.jpg)
There was enough positive news to lift stocks higher during October: a partial trade agreement between the US and China, a potential Brexit compromise in the UK, better-than-expected corporate earnings, and yet another rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
![Monthly Index News: September 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/atoughfirstquarterforsystematicmanagers_intro-e1600865730416-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rebounded in September amid hopes for a thaw in the trade war between the US and China and as the world’s major central banks lowered interest rates to support faltering economic growth.
![Monthly Index News: August 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Index_1-900x350.jpg)
Stocks fell in August as the trade war between the US and China escalated and concerns grew that a global economic slowdown may lead to a recession.
![Monthly Index News: July 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Products_1-900x350.jpg)
Global stocks extended gains during July, as investors anticipated an interest-rate cut in the US that came on the last day of the month, and the European Central Bank signaled it may also loosen monetary policy.
![Monthly Index News: June 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Index_Subhead_small-900x350.jpg)
Global stocks recovered in June from their May slump, as investors looked for a favorable resolution to trade disputes and leading central banks indicated their readiness to ease monetary policy should the economic situation demand it.
![Monthly Index News: May 2019](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Products_1-900x350.jpg)
A rebound in global stocks this year faltered in May as negotiations for a trade truce between the US and China appeared to break down and concerns emerged that the global economic expansion may hit a snag.